10-test package (including 16 sub-tests): | Forward bending (cm) | Modified Schober (cm) | Lateral bending (cm) | Trunk rotation (°) | Active-straight-leg raise (°) | Cervical bending (°) | Cervical rotation (°) | Abdom. endurance (seconds) | Mod. Biering-Sørensen (sec.) | Modified PILE (kg) |  | |||||
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 |  |  | Right | Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | Forward | Backward | Right | Left |  |  | Lumbar | Cervical |
All of the 50 participants | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
ICC | .99 | .79 | .93 | .95 | .82 | .85 | .94 | .90 | .61 | .84 | .70 | .69 | .92 | .91 | .97 | .97 |
95% CI of ICC | .98–1.00 | .67–.88 | .89–.96 | .91–.97 | .70–.89 | .75–.91 | .91–.97 | .86–.95 | .45–.78 | .78–.92 | .54–.83 | .51–.81 | .87–.96 | .85–.95 | .95–.98 | .94–.98 |
SE of measurement | 1.2 | .7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
Mean | 6.4 | 6.8 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 48 | 47 | 68 | 70 | 52 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 32 | 79 | 27.8 | 19.3 |
Mean difference | -.1 | .2 | .3 | .4 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -8 | .5 | .4 |
95% CI of mean diff. | -.6–.4 | -.1–.5 | -.2–.8 | -.1–.9 | -1–3.7 | -2.8–1.8 | 1.2–4.6 | 1.6–6.0 | 1.2–6.7 | 1.3–5.1 | -.4–4 | -1.0–3.9 | -5.4–1.4 | -14.3–1.1 | -.4–1.3 | -.3–1.2 |
p-value | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | .002 | .001 | .006 | .001 | NS | NS | NS | .02 | NS | NS |
Inter-rater reliability | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | + |
30 patients | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
ICC | .99 | .94 | .98 | .97 | .85 | .88 | .96 | .96 | .52 | .81 | .64 | .68 | .90 | .96 | .98 | .98 |
95% CI of ICC | .98–1.00 | .90–.97 | .93–.98 | .95–.98 | .74–.91 | .81–.93 | .95–.98 | .94–.98 | .36–.74 | .69–.89 | .44–.78 | .49–.80 | .85–.95 | .92–.98 | .96–.99 | .96–.99 |
SE of measurement | 1.4 | .4 | 1.0 | .9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Mean | 9.2 | 6.6 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 46 | 43 | 64 | 65 | 48 | 60 | 61 | 66 | 16 | 54 | 24.6 | 17.2 |
Mean difference | .0 | .2 | .1 | -.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | .3 | -.1 |
95% CI of mean diff. | -.8–.8 | -.1–.4 | -.5–.6 | -.7–.3 | -1.6–4.3 | -.9–4.3 | .1–3.9 | .2–4.2 | .8–8.9 | .9–6.3 | -1.7–4.9 | -4.1–3.2 | -6.0–.2 | -7.3–3.5 | -.8–1.4 | -9–.6 |
p-value | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | .04 | .04 | .02 | .01 | NS | NS | .04 | NS | NS | NS |
Inter-rater reliability | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | + |
20 healthy subjects | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
ICC | .95 | .22 | .79 | .85 | .75 | .75 | .84 | .70 | .59 | .86 | .66 | .63 | .86 | .69 | .95 | .94 |
95% CI of ICC | .92–.97 | .07–.46 | .68–.89 | .84–.95 | .59–.85 | .64–.87 | .78–.92 | .62–.86 | .40–.76 | .80–.93 | .49–.80 | .58–.84 | .76–.92 | .59–.85 | .92–.97 | .91–.97 |
SE of measurement | .9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
Mean | 2.2 | 7.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 50 | 52 | 75 | 77 | 58 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 55 | 116 | 32.5 | 22.4 |
Mean difference | -.3 | .3 | .8 | 1.4 | 2 | -4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -16 | .7 | 1.3 |
95% CI of mean diff. | -.8–.3 | -.4–.9 | -.3–1.8 | .6–2.1 | -2.4–5.4 | -7.8–.3 | .8–7.6 | 1.5–10.8 | -1.2–6.3 | .0–5.3 | -1.0–5.2 | 1.6–7.0 | -8.0–7.3 | -30.7–2.1 | -.8–2.2 | -.1–2.7 |
p-value | NS | NS | NS | .001 | NS | NS | .02 | .01 | NS | .047 | NS | .004 | NS | .03 | NS | NS |
Inter-rater reliability | + | - | + | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | + | - | + | + |